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Swollen Genitals

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I have never noticed this before in any of my past guinea pigs (maybe i wasn't looking hard enough) but since i got my piggies home they have been sligthly swollen, vet said to keep an eye on it. When i checked them all this morning they were really swollen. any one else had an experience of this?
 
Sorry don't want to seem weird, but can you elaborate... or maybe piccies this might help us help you and the piggies O0 :smitten: :smitten:
 
when you look at the genital area its all raised up and just looks swollen. normally with my girls it's flat but its not anymore. Will see if i can get a pic. xx
 
is she female? and does it look sore?

firstly if your vet didnt check get some one to hold her and gently have a look if shes got anything stuck in her, sometimes my girles have a tiny bit of hay stuck so gently pull it out as if she has anything up there it could cause irritation, and poss infection although its not common for girls to get hay stuck more common in boys.

my lois had a bit of a sore tooti last year she swelled up a little bit down below and she looked like she was itching it and making it bleed, the vet gave me some cream to put on and bathe it twice a day with hibbiscrub which helped
 
there's nothing stuck at all, and my vet checked them all yesterday. will take pics and get them up soon. xx
 
here's a pic of one of the girls. other 3 are the same but harder to photo cause of the darker coats.

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That's weird, I've just taken Daisy to the vets this morning for exactly the same thing. It reminds me a bit of one of those baboons that have red bottoms, though thankfully Daisy isn't that bad. It's obviously sore though she's fine in herself. Vet said it looks like a sting or bite though obviously can't be as my two are house pigs and haven't been on the grass yet. I'm to give her metacam and it should just go down by itself, he said. Clover's rear end is fine (though still recovering from spaying last week).
 
had them all at the vet again. He said it could be because they are have come into season, sexually aroused or they could be pregnant (added pressure) or just a slight infection. I have to just keep an eye on it. poor girls. my piggies are all kept inside so i no its not a bite or anything. nothing stuck in there either. xx
 
Any news on the piggies? Daisy is still swollen at the rear end and is obviously a bit sore down there - she's on metatcam. She's eating more or less ok, thankfully.
 
2 of mine still look a little large down there, but nothing in signs of an infection. Layla who had a little discharge (vet not sure is infection of plug after being mated with) is on Bavtril. is your little one eating and drinking ok?
 
Her appetite isn't quite up to her usual piggy standard, but she's certainly getting enough to not need critical care (which I've got just in case). I would put a picture of her rear end on but it's beyond my technical knowhow!
 
Well lets just hope she is ok, is she due back at the vet for a check up?. Mine are drinking alot and eating loads. I out a whole carrot 20mins ago and its all gone.
 
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